The Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS): An investigation of reliability, validity, and associations with clinical characteristics in psychiatric outpatients
The demonstrated reliability and validity suggest that WSAS is a valuable assessment tool in Norwegian routine mental health care. Variations in functional impairment across sick leave status, sex, and psychiatric diagnoses highlight the importance of integrating routine assessments of functional impairment into mental health care practices. Future research should combine WSAS with register data to allow for a broader understanding of treatment effectiveness, emphasizing improvements in functional outcomes alongside symptom alleviation.
Authors
- Jakob Lundqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3320-853X)
- Martin Schevik Lindberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8874-587X)
- Stian Solem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-2645)
- Odin Hjemdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6430-2345)
- Audun Havnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4610-6842)
- Martin Brattmyr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-7698)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- Trondheim Kommune (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311420
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.22
Funders
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